Ministry Bribery Scandal: FDA Clerk Caught Red-Handed by ACB

• An employee in the Food and Drug Administration Department within the Ministry was caught red-handed accepting a bribe.
• Aloshe Rajendra Dherange, a clerk, was apprehended by ACB for demanding 50,000 rupees to revoke a medical license suspension.
• The bribe amount was negotiated down to 35,000 rupees, which Dherange accepted in the Ministry.
• Congress State President Harshwardhan Sapkal criticized the Mahayuti government, alleging rampant bribery and commission-taking.
• Sapkal demanded the Chief Minister address the issue and remove the corrupt minister from office.